#8AADD2#8AADD2

#8AADD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.066 H 250.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AADD2
RGB	rgb(138, 173, 210)
HSL	hsl(211, 44%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(211, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.43, -2.96, -22.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.43, 22.78, 262.52°)
OKLab	oklab(73.51% -0.0225 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(73.51% 0.066 250.2)
XYZ	xyz(37.0541, 39.9418, 66.7174)
Luminance	0.3994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AADD2 #D2AF8A

analogous

#8AD1D2 #8AADD2 #8B8AD2

triadic

#8AADD2 #D28AAD #ADD28A

tetradic

#8AADD2 #D28AD1 #D2AF8A #8AD28B

square

#8AADD2 #D28AD1 #D2AF8A #8AD28B

split-complementary

#8AADD2 #D28B8A #D1D28A

monochromatic

#3F6FA3 #5E8EC1 #8AADD2 #B6CCE3 #E2EBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#8AADD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.99

#8AADD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AADD2

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AADD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AADD2	1.00	2.34	8.99	8.99
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FAED4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A6D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73B5B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aadd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 173, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.066 250.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec5df',
    500: '#8aadd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aadd2;
$custom-light: #aec5df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aadd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.833,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73505,
    "c": 0.06615,
    "h": 250.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AADD2

secondary

#E7DCD1

accent

#752EB8

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AADD2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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